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obama stressed it had more than once. military move would be limited. >> in no event are we considering action that would involve boots on the ground. >> reporter: he also laid out the case against th the assad regime. >> we know where the rockets were launched from, and at what time. we know where they landed and when. we know rockets came only from regime-controlled areas and went only to option-controlled or contested neighborhoods. >> reporter: the administration released a map to go along with that charge with 12 contested and rebel control areas of the attacks. it was part of a four-page intelligence report unclassified and released to the public. among the allegations 1429 people were killed by chemical weapon including sarin, among them 426 children. the regime used the weapon multiple times in the last year, mostly in areas where the rebels had fought the government to a stalemate. >> the primarily question is really no longer what do we know. the question is what do we, we collectively, what we in the world are
obama stressed it had more than once. military move would be limited. >> in no event are we considering action that would involve boots on the ground. >> reporter: he also laid out the case against th the assad regime. >> we know where the rockets were launched from, and at what time. we know where they landed and when. we know rockets came only from regime-controlled areas and went only to option-controlled or contested neighborhoods. >> reporter: the administration...
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. >> president obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. we are prepared to exercise whatever option, if he decides to deploy those options. >> reporter: now, as long as two years ago, some called for military action against asad and we have no evidence that going forward although it will be one of the things considered. the ability to detect chemical weapons the president has said is in the interests of the united states but not necessarily evidence for war which would seem to be in assad's favor. >>> thank you very much. there is a new poll that shows like the white house, many americans are cautious about getting involved in another military event in the middle east. only 25% of americans said they would support any intervention, 45% oppose it and 29% say they don't know or are unsure. >>> there have been evacuations in and around yo yosemite national park where the fire is only 7% contained it. threatens 45,000 homes and businesses around the park and now concern for the hydroelectric plant providing power to california and greater san
. >> president obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. we are prepared to exercise whatever option, if he decides to deploy those options. >> reporter: now, as long as two years ago, some called for military action against asad and we have no evidence that going forward although it will be one of the things considered. the ability to detect chemical weapons the president has said is in the interests of the united states but not necessarily...
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. >>> the obama administration in response calling it an u undeniable attack of memory weapons. >>> the nation he is biggest forest fire threatening 4500 structures as well as a portion of the yosemite national park. the flames have destroyed 230 square miles. the a jury will decide if nadal hassan will receive life in prison or the death penalty. he killed 13 people in 2009. >>> some parents are complaining that students are forced to walk through crime-ridden headlinesr. those are the headlines and you can get your news at www.aljazeera.com [♪ music ] >> on america tonight. >> nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny. >> sharp words from washington leave little doubt what the u.s. thinks happened to these syrian victims. now focus turns to how and when the world will respond. >>> and the threat to california's most mighty residents. the enormous blazes that have also triggered fears for san francisco's water supply. also tonight we're keeping up the fight for chicago. a community left in a constant state of mourning and wondering how will the vio
. >>> the obama administration in response calling it an u undeniable attack of memory weapons. >>> the nation he is biggest forest fire threatening 4500 structures as well as a portion of the yosemite national park. the flames have destroyed 230 square miles. the a jury will decide if nadal hassan will receive life in prison or the death penalty. he killed 13 people in 2009. >>> some parents are complaining that students are forced to walk through crime-ridden...
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s big mistake is that it didn't give enough in campaign contributions to the obama campaign that would have to that would have taken care of this issue quite nicely and that is a big and that's a very big problem with american democracy was that the supreme court has developed this doctrine that corporations are people they can participate in elections and that money is free speech they can give money to politicians i agree with you i don't know what i was giving you an opening there i don't agree with you there your argument about the citizens united case but so i was out looting more to the corruption of the obama administration but your point is one tell me it's part of the it's a bipartisan problem i do think greasing the skids is much more amenable to one part of than the other but that i want is good for and we need to set some rules and and hold people accountable when they misbehave and i think that's something that everybody ought to be able to get united behind. the world just stop us agree . ok today more today marks the tenth that about mr happen. sorry i'm sorry i thought
s big mistake is that it didn't give enough in campaign contributions to the obama campaign that would have to that would have taken care of this issue quite nicely and that is a big and that's a very big problem with american democracy was that the supreme court has developed this doctrine that corporations are people they can participate in elections and that money is free speech they can give money to politicians i agree with you i don't know what i was giving you an opening there i don't...
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but then again, that's not the obama way. the learned lois lerner health insurance -- has been on vacation all summer after denying and lying and pleading the fifth. >> plead the fifth. plead the fifth. one, two, three, four, fifth! >> and this week the state department clears four employees suspended for the lax security in the benghazi attack. how is it these half wits after 29 systemic failures, two bombings and emergency cables from an ambassador are not held accountable? and when asked why, the state department issued this statement: these are real people with real lives and real careers and real families and we can't take action just to make ourselves feel better. real people with real lives? are you kidding? you know who are real people who had real lives? ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, ty woods and glen doherty and you, quote, can't take action to make us feel better? how about you make the families of the four massacred who paid the ultimate price feel better? how about you make members of the military to fear
but then again, that's not the obama way. the learned lois lerner health insurance -- has been on vacation all summer after denying and lying and pleading the fifth. >> plead the fifth. plead the fifth. one, two, three, four, fifth! >> and this week the state department clears four employees suspended for the lax security in the benghazi attack. how is it these half wits after 29 systemic failures, two bombings and emergency cables from an ambassador are not held accountable? and...
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consultations with president obama with david camera in the u.k. and france talking about the need to actres act resoluter all it was president obama who laid down the red line and cle clearly assad has crossed it. >> that was not heidi zhou castro. that was mike viqueira talking about the drums of war are start to go beat louder. here is heidi zhou castro. >> is a than was as emotionless as he was bein before being cond as a mass murderer. he sits in had wheel cheer with a beard that is against army regulations. just to give you an idea how unaffected he appears this morning. he got into a brief discussion with the the prosecution how to calculate the date of his start with military. the fact that he was so uneffected about it, it was like an every day conversation that stood out. of course we all know that this is not just any other day. this is when this jury will begin hearing evidence that will determine whether hassan lives or dies. the judge ope opened t this morning by again asking hassan to reconsider representing himself telling him point
consultations with president obama with david camera in the u.k. and france talking about the need to actres act resoluter all it was president obama who laid down the red line and cle clearly assad has crossed it. >> that was not heidi zhou castro. that was mike viqueira talking about the drums of war are start to go beat louder. here is heidi zhou castro. >> is a than was as emotionless as he was bein before being cond as a mass murderer. he sits in had wheel cheer with a beard...
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the defense secretary says president obama has told the pentagon to prepare for military options in syria. and the u.s. navy have sent a battle ship in. is this a hint toward some sort of action? >> it indicates a willingness on the national security council to look at a number of options in potential response to what happened in syria over the weekend, over the last few days. >> reporter: the united states says it needs proof that chemical weapons killed these people. people. some experts say not only assad has access to chemical agents. >> the missile technology being discovered at this time, but these weapons are not difficult to manufacturer. >> reporter: syrian state tv is reporting chemical weapons have been found in a neighborhood and russia says assad must allow u.n. inspectors visit the site of the attack, but there seems real little movement in moscow's stance. >> there is no indication if the western countries or a coalition even in the limited way, there is no indication russia might be even slightly cooperative this time. >> reporter: the u.n. disarmament chief has arrive in
the defense secretary says president obama has told the pentagon to prepare for military options in syria. and the u.s. navy have sent a battle ship in. is this a hint toward some sort of action? >> it indicates a willingness on the national security council to look at a number of options in potential response to what happened in syria over the weekend, over the last few days. >> reporter: the united states says it needs proof that chemical weapons killed these people. people. some...
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. >> president obama is going to award the medal of honor ty carter this afternoon at the white house. carter is said to have saved his fellow soldiers in afghanistan during a taliban attack. he will be the fifth living soldier so receive the award for actions in afghanistan. it is given for personal accounts of valor beyond the call of duty. thanks for watching. much more news coming up. stay tuned for "consider this." ... s ... [[voiceover]] every sunday night, al jazeera america presents gripping films from the world's top documentary directors. >>thank god i didn't suffer what he had to go through. next sunday, the premiere of google and the world brain. >>this is the opportunity of our generation. [[voiceover]] it would be the world's greatest library under one digital roof. but at what cost? >>google could hold the whole world hostage. [[voiceover]] al jazeera america presents google and the world brain. >> the horrors of solitary confinement in prison on movies and television, on shawshank redemption, and hbo's oz. whatever it's called, with he all know it's a place you don't w
. >> president obama is going to award the medal of honor ty carter this afternoon at the white house. carter is said to have saved his fellow soldiers in afghanistan during a taliban attack. he will be the fifth living soldier so receive the award for actions in afghanistan. it is given for personal accounts of valor beyond the call of duty. thanks for watching. much more news coming up. stay tuned for "consider this." ... s ... [[voiceover]] every sunday night, al jazeera...
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mistake and inflame the region but military action is among the options being considered by the barack obama administration with encouragement from some members of the u.s. congress. >> you can destroy assad's runways, his munitions and you could destroy his fuel. there are a lot of things that we could do and even destroy the syrian air force. >> it cannot be an unilateral american approach, it has to have international support politically and militarily. >> reporter: to that end there will be meetings between defense officials from the middle eastern and european countries in jordan on monday, and the chemical weapons attack, how to respond to it, and how to prevent another will be atop the agenda. al jazeera, washington. >>> one retired u.s. general, wesley clark, the supreme nato commander during the war in kosovo and says that any military solution in syria requires a carefully thought-out strategy. >> i think that the most important thing is to make sure that whatever you do militarily has some political purpose to it and moves us towards a resolution of this situation. and so there is
mistake and inflame the region but military action is among the options being considered by the barack obama administration with encouragement from some members of the u.s. congress. >> you can destroy assad's runways, his munitions and you could destroy his fuel. there are a lot of things that we could do and even destroy the syrian air force. >> it cannot be an unilateral american approach, it has to have international support politically and militarily. >> reporter: to that...
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. ♪ theme >> president obama is deciding whether to launch a military strike against syria. he is expected to meet congressional leaders today to layout his proof that syrian president bashar al-assad was behind last week's chemical attack. hundreds of people died and western leaders are demanding a response. the u.n. security council will not approve action and britain's parliament seems to be scaling back its calls for an immediate strike. in a pbs interview, president obama expressed he has no interest in an open ended conflict with syria but said that assad's regime has dough employed chemical weapons. >> if we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on our national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> again, we should stress obama has not made a decision yet on what the administration will do. that decision, though, could come within days. joining us now, white house co
. ♪ theme >> president obama is deciding whether to launch a military strike against syria. he is expected to meet congressional leaders today to layout his proof that syrian president bashar al-assad was behind last week's chemical attack. hundreds of people died and western leaders are demanding a response. the u.n. security council will not approve action and britain's parliament seems to be scaling back its calls for an immediate strike. in a pbs interview, president obama expressed...
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obama host a reception tonight. it's to honor the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom. monday, the president met with african-american faith leaders and civil rights activists and they discussed closing the racial gap on unemployment and education and action to healthier and not much has changed in the jobless rates in the five decades since the 1963 march. black unemployment is still double that of whites and higher education, black stunts 13% less likely to finish at least a bachelor's degree. joining me now is one of the religious leaders who attended that meeting dr. reverend otis moss iii and senior pastor with the trinity unit church of christ. thanks for being here. the president covered a lot of topics with your group yesterday. what was new that you had heard yesterday? >> well, i was not in the meeting yesterday. that was my father, dr. otis moss jr. who was at the meeting. i will be there in a little while, a few hours, i'll be making my way to the d.c. for the service as we d
obama host a reception tonight. it's to honor the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom. monday, the president met with african-american faith leaders and civil rights activists and they discussed closing the racial gap on unemployment and education and action to healthier and not much has changed in the jobless rates in the five decades since the 1963 march. black unemployment is still double that of whites and higher education, black stunts 13% less likely to finish...
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. >> the suspected chemical weapons attack, asp president obama considers whether to use force in the civil war. >>> i have a dream. my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colors of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. >> 50 years after martin luther king's most famous speech, americans descend on the nation's capitol to keep his dream alive. >>> the wildfire raging in yosemite national park is threatening to leave san francisco in the dark. the part of the park that's burning is about 200 miles east of the city, but california's governor jar brown declared a state of emergency. the flames have started moving toward the transmission lines that feed electricity to san francisco. some of those lines have already been taken offline. so far, however, there have been no reports of power outages. melissa chan is joining us by phone in groveland, california, which is near the fires. melissa, what is the latest that you are hearing on the ground? >> well, the city of san francisco, a state of emergency, thi
. >> the suspected chemical weapons attack, asp president obama considers whether to use force in the civil war. >>> i have a dream. my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colors of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. >> 50 years after martin luther king's most famous speech, americans descend on the nation's capitol to keep his dream alive. >>> the wildfire raging in yosemite...
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the obama administration wants proof chemical weapons were used and proof of who used them, but military options are being considered and supported by some members of the u.s. congress. >> you can destroy the runways, assad's runways. you could disagree his must not anything elses and his fuel. there are lots and lots of things we could do. we could even destroy the sirian air force. >> it can't be a unilateral american approach. it has to have support both internationally, but not just politically, but militarily. >> it's a view shared. >> i think the most important thing is to make sure that whatever you do militarily has political purpose to it and move us towards a resolution of the situation, so there's no point in just firing a weapon, dropping a bomb to drop a bomb. >> the syrian government and the rebels have promised the ceasefire in the area of the alleged chemical attack, so the uninspectors could gather evidence. the syrian government is blaming what it describes as terrorists. the u.n. team has now managed to get into the area. this video filmed by an activist shows them gat
the obama administration wants proof chemical weapons were used and proof of who used them, but military options are being considered and supported by some members of the u.s. congress. >> you can destroy the runways, assad's runways. you could disagree his must not anything elses and his fuel. there are lots and lots of things we could do. we could even destroy the sirian air force. >> it can't be a unilateral american approach. it has to have support both internationally, but not...
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president barack obama has been meeting with his visors. >> president obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. we've done that, and again we are prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> reporter: obama has said that any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs proof that chemical weapons were used in this recent attack. >> reporter: during a phone call with british prime minister david cameron and the united states agree that it merits a serious response. >> i think we need to be careful about airstrikes and the ramifications because of the access between syria and iran and hezbollah, and probably also russia as well. because these entities will have to try to control the aftermath of an u.s. strike on syria. indeed, bashir's threats to the rest of the region can be met through both state and non-state reactions. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been talking with his counterparts in saudi arabia, jordan, turkey, rallyin
president barack obama has been meeting with his visors. >> president obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. we've done that, and again we are prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> reporter: obama has said that any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs proof that chemical weapons were used in this recent attack. >>...
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secretary chuck hagel said that the military is ready to react to obama's orders. >> president obama has asked us to prepare for options for all contingencies. we've done that and we're prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> bomb said any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs prov proof that ches were used in the attack. david cameron and the u.s. president agreed that the attack merits a serious response. >> i think that we need to be very careful here about airstrikes and ramifications because of the access between syria, iran, and hezbollah. and probably also russia as well. because these entities will have to try to control the aftermath of an u.s. strike on syria, and, indeed, bashir's threats to the rest of the region can be met through state and non-state reactions. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been talking to his counterparts in saudi arabia, jordan and turkey rallying support. the statement from the russian foreign ministry: the stat
secretary chuck hagel said that the military is ready to react to obama's orders. >> president obama has asked us to prepare for options for all contingencies. we've done that and we're prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> bomb said any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs prov proof that ches were used in the attack. david cameron and the u.s. president agreed...
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. >> given the comments from the obama administration, does the u.s. now have to take military action? >> it would seem to be that way. they've painted themselves into a corner and found a corner within a corner and painted themselves into that as well. it's hard to see how short of assad coming out and agai againw president-electing before the world would change things. >> there i see no appetite in this country for another military intervention in the middle east or anywhere else. the president, when his time comes, his messaging will be about this is not boots on the ground, this is more like libya, where we were able to go in with our allies and conduct very specific strikes, and we change the outcome of that conflict without putting lives in danger. >> are there any circumstances whatsoever that assad could actually maintain power? >> well, the president has said assad has to go. when the american president says something like that, there is an expectation that he will follow up. with president obama, it's been a while since he said that and nothi
. >> given the comments from the obama administration, does the u.s. now have to take military action? >> it would seem to be that way. they've painted themselves into a corner and found a corner within a corner and painted themselves into that as well. it's hard to see how short of assad coming out and agai againw president-electing before the world would change things. >> there i see no appetite in this country for another military intervention in the middle east or anywhere...
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convoy coming as the obama administration said there is very little doubt that chemical weapons were used by the syrian government in an attack on their own people last week near damascus. it was the single deadliest event in the civil war. the entire world is watching the events in syria as the u.n. prepares to investigate the attack site. u.s. and european leaders are already saying it may be too little, too late. it is worried the evidence will be corrupt. officials from around the globe are meeting in jordan to discuss the crisis. although that meeting was set before last week's attack, officials say that syria is at the top of the their agenda. the very late evident, we return to david jackson, joining us from beirut. the u.s. is saying it is too little, too late. what are they saying in syria? >> well, that has been the outlook all around, no question about it. it's all about too late, too late. every nation that is gathered in jordan for the meeting of military leaders and what we've heard diplomatically is that if the syrians had nothing to hide from any of the chemical weapo
convoy coming as the obama administration said there is very little doubt that chemical weapons were used by the syrian government in an attack on their own people last week near damascus. it was the single deadliest event in the civil war. the entire world is watching the events in syria as the u.n. prepares to investigate the attack site. u.s. and european leaders are already saying it may be too little, too late. it is worried the evidence will be corrupt. officials from around the globe are...
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barack obama met with security officials to consider what's described as a range of options. defense secretary says that the military is ready to act on the president's orders. secretary of state john kerry called his counterparts in saudi arabia, jordon and turkey rallying support to put pressure on the syrian government. kerry called syrian foreign minister the day after the alleged attack asking for u.n. investigators to have full access to the site. so far, the syrian government has not allowed investigators to that site. al jazeera's jane mazer outlines what's going on in president. >> national security officials met barack obama at the white house to discuss what to do about this. the sounds of grief. the pictures of tragedy. bodies of children and some adults, victims of what appears to be a chemical weapons attack on the outskirts of damascus. doctors without borders says three hospitals in the area reported receiving 3600 patients, 355 died. >> pinpoint pupils, access saliva, respiratory distress, convulsions, all points toward the use of a neuro toxic agent. >> in i
barack obama met with security officials to consider what's described as a range of options. defense secretary says that the military is ready to act on the president's orders. secretary of state john kerry called his counterparts in saudi arabia, jordon and turkey rallying support to put pressure on the syrian government. kerry called syrian foreign minister the day after the alleged attack asking for u.n. investigators to have full access to the site. so far, the syrian government has not...
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president obama urged intelligence community to quickly gather information about the use of chemical weapons in syria. the government denies that they use chemical weapons, but washington does not believe they have the means for chemical warfare. >> reporter: a day after hundreds of syrians including women and children, were killed or injured, a search among the dead for missing relatives. syrian opposition say more than 1300 people died after government forces used chemical weapons in a number of areas east and west of the capitol of damascus. but the shocking picture of the victims have brought swift international condemnation. the french government demanding some sort of action. >> if proven our position of france is there needs to be reaction. what does it mean? not soldiers in the field but condemnation, and i'm not going to be precise, of force. >> reporter: and germany in an act cooperatism. >> these reports are serious, and should they turn out to be true it would be a monstrosity. >> reporter: an emergency two-hour meeting of the united nations security council failed to pro
president obama urged intelligence community to quickly gather information about the use of chemical weapons in syria. the government denies that they use chemical weapons, but washington does not believe they have the means for chemical warfare. >> reporter: a day after hundreds of syrians including women and children, were killed or injured, a search among the dead for missing relatives. syrian opposition say more than 1300 people died after government forces used chemical weapons in a...
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is obama care unstoppable? >> what you're not reading about is the government actually abusing these programs. and listening in on people's phone calls, inappropriately reading people's e-mails. >> a new report says the nsa broke thousands of privacy rules over and over again. can anything be done to stop the abuse of
is obama care unstoppable? >> what you're not reading about is the government actually abusing these programs. and listening in on people's phone calls, inappropriately reading people's e-mails. >> a new report says the nsa broke thousands of privacy rules over and over again. can anything be done to stop the abuse of
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not just on the french and the britts but even on president barack obama. remember his red line. president barack obama says there is a red line, if chemical weapons were used basically the united states would retaliate militarily. there are factions in the united states that are calling upon president obama to trigger his red line. but the reality is the security council is deeply dividerred and the russians and chinese diluted the final statement of the security council. first you have to find out whether chemical weapons were used, you need verification and that's what the united nations have been calling for the last 24 hours. >> let's look first at this red line which in fact that statement was made about a year ago by president barack obama and now the french foreign minister said if the u.n. security council could not make a final decision, as you said they are divided, action had to be taken in other way. can you see where the united states could sideline and take action? >> no, neither the french or the brits would act on their own. he made it very clear in his announcem
not just on the french and the britts but even on president barack obama. remember his red line. president barack obama says there is a red line, if chemical weapons were used basically the united states would retaliate militarily. there are factions in the united states that are calling upon president obama to trigger his red line. but the reality is the security council is deeply dividerred and the russians and chinese diluted the final statement of the security council. first you have to...
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from new york state, president obama was talking about education, not syria, conveying only through his deputy press secretary that the u.s. is appalled by the reports of widespread killings. >> a u.n. report estimates the number of children refugees at over a million and we have a look at what life is like at a particular camp in iraq. >> there are grim conditions here, but so does that report make very grim reading as well, saying that not only are there a million child refugees, but 2 million have been displaced. the united nations refugee agency and child agency worry about the psychological effects of children running away from war and coming to camps like these. often, you'll see them drawing pictures of bombing, shelling, murder. it takes three to six months for those psychological effects to calm down and for them to start acting like children again. the u.s. warns about child trafficking and child labor. those are very desperate situations across the region. those camps, turkey, lebanon and egypt, so a million children a that have been refuged, these people need immediate help.
from new york state, president obama was talking about education, not syria, conveying only through his deputy press secretary that the u.s. is appalled by the reports of widespread killings. >> a u.n. report estimates the number of children refugees at over a million and we have a look at what life is like at a particular camp in iraq. >> there are grim conditions here, but so does that report make very grim reading as well, saying that not only are there a million child refugees,...
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"breaking, two explosions in the white house, and barack obama is injured." the message went to "ap's" 1.9 million twitter followers and spread like a virus. re-tweeted almost 5,000 times within a minute. but it was a fake. "ap's "account had been hacked. >> it partly explains the unusual activity in the dow. >> the dow began plunging, and within three minutes, dropped more than 140 points. >> you looked around the floor. you saw people running. you saw people upset. not sure what was going on. just watching this market trade lower. >> automatic trading programs kicked in. >> human beings weren't making these trades. these were computers. algorithms designed to skim the headlines and find negative or positive words and help companies profit on the results. >> minutes after that first message "ap's" corporate account tweeted it was bogus and suspended the "ap's" twitter page. >> i can say the president is fine. i was just with him. >> the syrian electronic army took credit for the hacking as well as for hacking into cbs' "60 minutes" twitter account over the w
"breaking, two explosions in the white house, and barack obama is injured." the message went to "ap's" 1.9 million twitter followers and spread like a virus. re-tweeted almost 5,000 times within a minute. but it was a fake. "ap's "account had been hacked. >> it partly explains the unusual activity in the dow. >> the dow began plunging, and within three minutes, dropped more than 140 points. >> you looked around the floor. you saw people running....
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it would be an outrageous and flagrant use of chemical weapons by the assad government, but barack obama's chief military adviser has given his assessment of the situation and said it would not be in the u.s. from to intervene. we'll bring you more information and bring you any more developments as it emerges, but we also have more news coming from europe. let's get back to sammy. >> thanks. staying in syria, activists say government warplanes have hit areas of the alleged chemical attack. on the outskirts of damascus. the bombardment will further hinder u.n. investigators from entering the area. >>> there are reports of fighting between the rebels in another area that was involved in the alleged chemical weapons attack. government tanks also shutting the area. >>> syrian state television said president bashir al-assad has reshuffled his cabinet including ministry, economy. at least 14 people have been killed in a suicide attack at a military check point in iraq. it took place in a city of ramadi. most of the victims are reported to be soldiers. bomber drove the vehicle packed with explosi
it would be an outrageous and flagrant use of chemical weapons by the assad government, but barack obama's chief military adviser has given his assessment of the situation and said it would not be in the u.s. from to intervene. we'll bring you more information and bring you any more developments as it emerges, but we also have more news coming from europe. let's get back to sammy. >> thanks. staying in syria, activists say government warplanes have hit areas of the alleged chemical...
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yesterday president obama with the u.k.'s prime minister, david cameron, a telephone worded statement coming out of that as well, both on the same page. france on the same page. but on the other side here, you have russia and this could be a problem. time and time again, del, over the last several days, president obama and officials have talked about the need for an international coalition, international backing, some sort of consensus. if that military option is to be exercised. tonight, a criminal less than spokesman says it will have catastrophic consequences. a military attack could have catastrophic consequences across the world. spokesmen reminding everyone that it is something that the administration is sensitive to as it works behind the scenes to try to build consensus to exercise that in response to assad crossing the red line. the president laid down one year ago this month. >> mike, i have to ask this way: in the glom attic world, is there a sense that someone needs to say diplomacy be damned, there are people dy
yesterday president obama with the u.k.'s prime minister, david cameron, a telephone worded statement coming out of that as well, both on the same page. france on the same page. but on the other side here, you have russia and this could be a problem. time and time again, del, over the last several days, president obama and officials have talked about the need for an international coalition, international backing, some sort of consensus. if that military option is to be exercised. tonight, a...
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let me emphasize, president obama, we in the united states, we believe in the united nations and we have great respect for the brave inspectors who endured regime gunfire and obstructions to their investigation. but as the secretary general has said again and again, the u.n. investigation will not affirm who used these chemical weapons. that is not the mandate of the u.n. investigation. they will only affirm whether such weapons were used. by the definition of their own mandate, the u.n. can't tell us anything we haven't shared with you this afternoon or that we don't already know. and because of the guaranteed russian obstructionism through any action through the u.n. security council the u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should. let me be clear, we will continue talking to the congress, talking to our allies and most importantly, talking to the american people. president obama will ensure that the united states of america makes our own decisions on our own time lines based on our values and our interests. now, we know that after a decade of conflict the american people are t
let me emphasize, president obama, we in the united states, we believe in the united nations and we have great respect for the brave inspectors who endured regime gunfire and obstructions to their investigation. but as the secretary general has said again and again, the u.n. investigation will not affirm who used these chemical weapons. that is not the mandate of the u.n. investigation. they will only affirm whether such weapons were used. by the definition of their own mandate, the u.n. can't...
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the main question is will president obama order an attack on syria despite the u.n. calls to hold fire to wait for the results of the u.n. investigation and as the u.n. secretary general said to give peace a chance we hear the drums of war loud and clear in washington we know that the u.s. has aligned its warships along the syrian coast preparing for a possible attack and yet president obama when he set down for an interview or said i have not yet made the decision from what he went on to say one should not assume that there will be no strikes take a listen we can take limited tailored approaches not getting drawn into a long conflict. we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this that can have a positive in fact on our national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians of course it begs the question what's a tailored approach in an environment of a violent civil war where you have sides blaming each other for horrible crimes that have been and are being committed to s
the main question is will president obama order an attack on syria despite the u.n. calls to hold fire to wait for the results of the u.n. investigation and as the u.n. secretary general said to give peace a chance we hear the drums of war loud and clear in washington we know that the u.s. has aligned its warships along the syrian coast preparing for a possible attack and yet president obama when he set down for an interview or said i have not yet made the decision from what he went on to say...
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president obama celebrated perfection with the 19 if he didn't two miami dolphins. the president praised them and went on that to talk about another team that was almost perfect, his chicago bears. >> a superstar broke out of his slump in a big way last night. we have the sports. >> miami marlins might want to send a fruit basket. the dodgers star rookie had the cuban community turning out in droves, giving the marlins their largest back-to-back crowds of the year. the problem for fans tuesday is that manager benched puig for baseball reasons. he was 0-11 at-bats coming in. the marlins trail 4-2 in the sixth. all the way from second, tied this game at four republicans. puig got into the game in the eighth and belted the first pitch he saw out of the yard for the got and ultimately the game-winning solo home run. dodgers win 6-4 to break their two game losing streak. >> major league baseball suspend the ryan dempster five games for throwing at alex rodriguez monday. dempster began serving his suspension on tuesday after choosing not to file an appeal. the league has
president obama celebrated perfection with the 19 if he didn't two miami dolphins. the president praised them and went on that to talk about another team that was almost perfect, his chicago bears. >> a superstar broke out of his slump in a big way last night. we have the sports. >> miami marlins might want to send a fruit basket. the dodgers star rookie had the cuban community turning out in droves, giving the marlins their largest back-to-back crowds of the year. the problem for...
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president barack obama says he has not made a final decision on how to respond to the chemical attack. obama said the syrian military's use of chemical weapons poses a security threat to the united states. he said he's considering a limited narrow military action but will not send ground forces. >> part of our obligation as a leader in the world is making sure that when you have a regime that is willing to use weapons that are prohibited by international norms on their own people including children that they're held to account. >> obama said he will talk with members of congress and foreign allies, then make his final decision. secretary of state john kerry says u.s. leaders have evidence syrian troops fired chemical weapons on a suburb of damascus. >> we know for three days before the attack, the syrian regime's chemical weapons personnel were on the ground in the area making preparations. >> kerry said syrian troops had orders to wear gas masks. he said u.s. leaders know chemical rockets hit only opposition strongholds and when and where they landed. >>> japanese government official
president barack obama says he has not made a final decision on how to respond to the chemical attack. obama said the syrian military's use of chemical weapons poses a security threat to the united states. he said he's considering a limited narrow military action but will not send ground forces. >> part of our obligation as a leader in the world is making sure that when you have a regime that is willing to use weapons that are prohibited by international norms on their own people...
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president obama are promised whatever resources it needs. the pledge came in a phone call to governor jerry brown. >> firefighters have made some headway but the rim fire continues to make its way north and east. more resources arrive by the hour. this has become a top national priority. on monday, california governor jerry brown made a visit to the area. >> whatever it takes, i'm going to make sure that the resources are deployed. and the president called me, just yesterday, he expressed his support, whatever we need. he'll provide. so between the state, and the federal government, and local officials, we'll get it done. >> reporter: battling the flames has been tough. crews worry about the fire's advance being to new communities. there may be more evacuations. containment levels may be where high but we're days into the fire and the fire continues to rage. the fire swept through this camp torching trees and melting metal. the danger is not over. there's still the task of preventing any fires from reigniting. the topography makes this an es
president obama are promised whatever resources it needs. the pledge came in a phone call to governor jerry brown. >> firefighters have made some headway but the rim fire continues to make its way north and east. more resources arrive by the hour. this has become a top national priority. on monday, california governor jerry brown made a visit to the area. >> whatever it takes, i'm going to make sure that the resources are deployed. and the president called me, just yesterday, he...
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>> the chief united nations weapons inspector arrives in damascus as president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options on syr syria. >>> wildfire spreads into yosemite park and a new threat to francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer 50 years later. >> thousands of people making their way through washington, d.c. for days of festivities marking that historic speech from dr. martin about howg jr. and the march on much this day this movement has changed life for africa americans. what has it meant for if you? >> well, the original march was a turning point for me in my life because it was the first time that i was able to really stand up for what i believed. i knew it was right. i knew it was right to my bones to go to >> yeah 7. >> for his take on today's event gas thevent, for the first timee have whites and blacks in intimate settings, allowed to go to church together, organize together, it
>> the chief united nations weapons inspector arrives in damascus as president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options on syr syria. >>> wildfire spreads into yosemite park and a new threat to francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer 50 years later. >> thousands...
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he says he is very happy president obama came out and spoke. he hopes that the congress does pass this and he also hopes that everyone is informed and prepared. he also tells us that when strikes occur, if they do, if it goes through, that their units are prepared to launch a large-scale weapons attack the moment the strikes start against the regime. we were also told by quazi quazi zakari, he said, i feel happy just like other people in town finally, obama is taking, and we hope america does, too. another -- another piece of information we just got in from reaction from syria, there is people that are saying that, you know, chemical attacks have taken place. they wish that the strike would be soon. they hope that it is larger in scale than what obama just spoke about and that the fsa is preparing to attack damascus when the strike starts if, indeed, it does. but like you said, this is all in limbo at this point based upon what the president just said. >> it actually may not happen. i mean, are they aware? it may not happen. the president may n
he says he is very happy president obama came out and spoke. he hopes that the congress does pass this and he also hopes that everyone is informed and prepared. he also tells us that when strikes occur, if they do, if it goes through, that their units are prepared to launch a large-scale weapons attack the moment the strikes start against the regime. we were also told by quazi quazi zakari, he said, i feel happy just like other people in town finally, obama is taking, and we hope america does,...
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president obama orders changes to u.s. surveillance programs and faces tough questions about the nsa leaker. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. >> the debate over the future of u.s. spying programs. mike mccaul, the head of the house homeland security committee. analysis from ted koppel of nbc news and "the washington post's" barton gellman. then presidential orders. strong words from the commander in chief this week about stamping out sexual assault in the military. the pentagon is preparing new rules, but there is an agreement on how to end the crisis. i go one-on-one with one of the lawmakers pushing for change, missouri senator claire mccaskill. >>> the immigration debate. a critical time for reform as members of congress head back to their districts to prepare for the fall fight. what are the prospects for passage? talk to both sides including the congressmen leading the fight against reform. >>> end of an era. the venerable "the washington post" is sold to amazon's jeff bez bezos. was what does it say about
president obama orders changes to u.s. surveillance programs and faces tough questions about the nsa leaker. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. >> the debate over the future of u.s. spying programs. mike mccaul, the head of the house homeland security committee. analysis from ted koppel of nbc news and "the washington post's" barton gellman. then presidential orders. strong words from the commander in chief this week about stamping out sexual assault in the...
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the top stories president obama says he's undecided on a military strike against syria after nato announces it won't support intervention . britain backs away parliament rejects a campaign against president assad after the prime minister failed to convince lawmakers. meanwhile the u.n. team has no completed its inspection of the alleged chemical attack near damascus saying they need time now in the lab to make a final assessment. hello it's kevin over here now to see this things he accompany our top story then president obama says there's no decision on syria yet but he is considering limited action as he put it when it comes to military intervention there earlier his secretary of state john kerry outlined america's case indicating it's almost certain to proceed with military intervention anyway live to washington d.c. our correspondent there going to church you can go on a little bit more detail for us what the president had to say and what his secretary of state have to say as well. well. the white house has released its four page on classified assessment of the syrian government's use of
the top stories president obama says he's undecided on a military strike against syria after nato announces it won't support intervention . britain backs away parliament rejects a campaign against president assad after the prime minister failed to convince lawmakers. meanwhile the u.n. team has no completed its inspection of the alleged chemical attack near damascus saying they need time now in the lab to make a final assessment. hello it's kevin over here now to see this things he accompany...
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the threat of an imminent western attack on syria seems to be receding president obama's pressure to get congress' approval while britain and france agree to wait for you when weapons inspectors to record back from damascus. over washington accuses president asad of using callicles on civilians r t looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange in viet nam to depleted uranium in iraq. and after dozens of convicted sex offenders in britain get themselves taken off a police watch list r.t. talks to one child abuse victim fears for the public safety. this is already coming to life from the russian capital with me marina joshie the u.s. and british drive to launch a military operation against syria has come up against new hurdles both abroad in the home and westminster where parliament's about to meet prime minister cameron is unlikely to get the main opposition party onside to approve a strike earlier the u.n. security council failed to agree on how to act but britain says even without sanction an attack will be justified on humanitarian grounds laura smith reports from lond
the threat of an imminent western attack on syria seems to be receding president obama's pressure to get congress' approval while britain and france agree to wait for you when weapons inspectors to record back from damascus. over washington accuses president asad of using callicles on civilians r t looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange in viet nam to depleted uranium in iraq. and after dozens of convicted sex offenders in britain get themselves taken off a police watch list...
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>> first, tonight, president obama has asked the pentagon for military actions -- military options in syria and that's according to defense secretary chuck hagel. , the news comes on the heels of appalling new pictures from syria, the images taken soon after the alleged chemical weapons attack. wee want to warn you the pictures we're about to show you are extremely graphic. charles stratford has a report from syria. >> there seems little doubt that some kind of chemical weapon killed these people. this was shot by an independent journalist for itv news. children on their side, their faces contorted in pain, frozen in the agonizing moments they died. whatever killed these people killed indiscriminately, a cat, a flock of sheep and only feet away a small crater and exploded metal. evidence witnesses say of one of the missiles that delivered whatever ended these people's lives. >>> it was a small explosion, when we went down to see what's going on we smelt a strange odor. people says we needed to go upstairs because it was a chemical gas. then intensive shelings started, i was given oxyg
>> first, tonight, president obama has asked the pentagon for military actions -- military options in syria and that's according to defense secretary chuck hagel. , the news comes on the heels of appalling new pictures from syria, the images taken soon after the alleged chemical weapons attack. wee want to warn you the pictures we're about to show you are extremely graphic. charles stratford has a report from syria. >> there seems little doubt that some kind of chemical weapon...
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. >> the white house says president obama has gotten a range of potential options from his national security team on how to respond to the use of chemical weapons in syria. >> a fast-moving wildfire threatens yosemite park and has the city of san francisco under a state of emergency. thousands march for civil rights and racial equality, where we stand 50 years after martin luther king, jr.'s iva dream spee >> good to have you with us. there may be more evidence of what appears to be a chemical weapons attack last week in damaskas. three hospitals supported by the international humanitarian group say victims started pouring in wednesday exhibiting neuro toxic symptoms. medical staff say they treated 3600 patients in a time span of just three hours of those patients, medics say 355 people died. wednesday night's attack has prompted president obama to discuss potential military options in syria. the new president of the syrian national coalition has called for an international military intervention in syria. the syrian government denies it launched the attack and has released this footage right
. >> the white house says president obama has gotten a range of potential options from his national security team on how to respond to the use of chemical weapons in syria. >> a fast-moving wildfire threatens yosemite park and has the city of san francisco under a state of emergency. thousands march for civil rights and racial equality, where we stand 50 years after martin luther king, jr.'s iva dream spee >> good to have you with us. there may be more evidence of what appears...
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there is hardly any chance president obama will pardon him really especially in the current environment that the government's crackdown on whistleblowers and environment where you have been you whistleblower edward snowden someone who was not discouraged by the party down so the government definitely doesn't want more people following suit as far as public support is concerned bradley manning has probably gained more support in the wake of edward snowden revelations more and more people are starting to realize that the government will always be trying to sweep controversial issues on the u.s. may have never left. rocky government where any of them immunity from prosecution is something that the obama administration is trying to negotiate around the same time bradley manning leaked all those are opening files president obama would have not announced a review of n.s.a. surveillance programs if you weren't for edward snowden and whether or not that review is just the same. gesture is a question worth asking of course but still we wouldn't be even having those conversations if it weren't fo
there is hardly any chance president obama will pardon him really especially in the current environment that the government's crackdown on whistleblowers and environment where you have been you whistleblower edward snowden someone who was not discouraged by the party down so the government definitely doesn't want more people following suit as far as public support is concerned bradley manning has probably gained more support in the wake of edward snowden revelations more and more people are...
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president obama says action against syria would be a warning shot not a large scale attack but as washington sees supporter poised consensual intervention weekend with britain's parliament divided on the issue. critics point to america's own toxic pasta from agent orange in vietnam to ca support for saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine we shifting sands of me was foreign policy. and the victim of child abuse in england who speaks out as sex offenders are taken off the police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators. i. am. it's ten am here in the russian capital you're live with us on r t it's good to have your company with us skepticism and opposition for should be delaying u.s. and british plans to attack syria but according to the country's leaders the proposed bombing campaign will still go ahead the aim according to barack obama is to send a warning to asada reportedly by striking his key military assets right now this map shows you the air fields that are used by syrian jets which rebels at. a decisive role in the war there's a speculation that they will
president obama says action against syria would be a warning shot not a large scale attack but as washington sees supporter poised consensual intervention weekend with britain's parliament divided on the issue. critics point to america's own toxic pasta from agent orange in vietnam to ca support for saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine we shifting sands of me was foreign policy. and the victim of child abuse in england who speaks out as sex offenders are taken off the police watch...
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president barack obama said himself recently the n.s.a. is in place to protect american security and target only potential terrorists what we do with it or some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or e-mail address that we know is connected to. now it's unclear how spying on the united nations and international partners coas coincides with america's war on terror if anything what many critics are saying is that what may come out of the n.s.a. is worldwide surveillance is a loss in confidence and reliability in the united states because you have to think about it if you have a friend that you think is your friend that you trust to find out is always spying on you is listening to what you're saying is watching what you're doing is reading what you're typing those that relationship still stay srong and that is a question that is clearly coming to light not only following this report but those questions have been coming to light over the past months ever since edward snowden blew the whistle on n.s.a. spying programs. well foreign int
president barack obama said himself recently the n.s.a. is in place to protect american security and target only potential terrorists what we do with it or some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or e-mail address that we know is connected to. now it's unclear how spying on the united nations and international partners coas coincides with america's war on terror if anything what many critics are saying is that what may come out of the n.s.a. is worldwide surveillance is a loss in...
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president obama says action against syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons would be our warning shot not a large scale attack and that's as washington sees support for a potential intervention a weekend with britain's parliament divided on the issue. critics point to america's own toxic past from agent orange in vietnam to cia support for saddam hussein chemical aggression coming out we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england speaks out as sex offenders are taken off the police watch list aimed at save guarding communities from predators. coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program al skepticism and opposition are thought to be delaying u.s. and british plans to attack syria both countries. happened strongly pushing the case for a bombing campaign they aim according to president barack obama is to santa warning to us and who he blames for carrying out a deadly chemical attack last week while that's likely to mean strikes in key syrian military assets so this map shows you the airfields used by the syri
president obama says action against syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons would be our warning shot not a large scale attack and that's as washington sees support for a potential intervention a weekend with britain's parliament divided on the issue. critics point to america's own toxic past from agent orange in vietnam to cia support for saddam hussein chemical aggression coming out we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england speaks out...
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here is what president obama said a year ago. nowe have communicated in uncertain terms what every player in the region -- with every player in the region that that is a line -- red line for us. >> senator john mccain says the red line threat is a joke. >> the president of the united states says it would be a red line and a game changer. he now sees that as a green light. means the word of the president of the united states can no longer be taken seriously. >> president obama said he is sympathetic to mccain's passion, but he adds, sometimes what we have seen is that folks will call for immediate action, jumping into stuff, and it doesn't turn out well. the president says we have to think through strategically what will be in will be in our long- term international interest even while we do everything we can to put pressure on those who would kill innocent civilians. let me ask you this. when the president says the use of chemical weapons is a red line, what does that mean? >> it means nothing because the government already said
here is what president obama said a year ago. nowe have communicated in uncertain terms what every player in the region -- with every player in the region that that is a line -- red line for us. >> senator john mccain says the red line threat is a joke. >> the president of the united states says it would be a red line and a game changer. he now sees that as a green light. means the word of the president of the united states can no longer be taken seriously. >> president obama...
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officials were briefed by the obama administration, and one congressman is saying obama is still weighing its option. the officials told lawmakers that intercepts of communications prove that they used chemical weapons. >> the jay toss the right. 272, the nos to the left, 285. >> british lawmakers said no to an attack on syria tonight, it was a major defeat, he had tried to persuade parliament that an armed response to the use of chemical wells was the right course of action. >> i strongly believe in the need for a tough response to the use of chemical weapons, but i also believe in respecting the will of this house of commons. it is very clear tonight, while the house has not passed a motion, it is clear to me that the british apartment reflecting the views of the people does not want to see british militarya. i get that and the government will act accordingly. >> u.s. defense secretary is in h the philippines tonight. we will have the latest information on our newscast at 11:00 eastern time. consider this, is next. >> the high cost of low wages. fast food worker pros test across america
officials were briefed by the obama administration, and one congressman is saying obama is still weighing its option. the officials told lawmakers that intercepts of communications prove that they used chemical weapons. >> the jay toss the right. 272, the nos to the left, 285. >> british lawmakers said no to an attack on syria tonight, it was a major defeat, he had tried to persuade parliament that an armed response to the use of chemical wells was the right course of action....
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president obama is making to the american people is that all the bleeding will be on the syrian side we will strike them we will bomb them we will drop cruise missiles but don't worry americans just stay shopping because we won't put boots on the ground there is just a euphemism for all the bleeding will be done on the other side unlike cameron who had to take the case to the british parliament obama's doing everything to avoid even a basic good bait to get congressional authorization no debate whatsoever even george w. bush had to get congressional authorization before he launched his war of aggression this is the failure of democracy in america as obama goes on this reckless and dangerous course who had an interest in the use of chemical weapons assad is winning the war his public backing the rebels cannot win without foreign intervention u.s. intervention in particular they know that if if chemical weapons are used that's a trigger to launch the western intervention the only way assad can lose would be if the west intervenes militarily so who use the chemical weapons clearly not t
president obama is making to the american people is that all the bleeding will be on the syrian side we will strike them we will bomb them we will drop cruise missiles but don't worry americans just stay shopping because we won't put boots on the ground there is just a euphemism for all the bleeding will be done on the other side unlike cameron who had to take the case to the british parliament obama's doing everything to avoid even a basic good bait to get congressional authorization no debate...
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as tom donnelly would tell me, obama said here's the deal. i want this hunt for osama bin laden and ayman al zawahiri to come to the front of the line. i worry that the trail has gone cold. this has to be our top priority. you need to ensure that we have expended every effort to take down the top leadership of al qaeda, especially these two individuals. in light of your criticism about overreaction, there is still a very specific threat and a very specific operator who is atop these organizations. >> and there continue to be a specific threat and there will continue to be terrorism as there has been for as long as human history exists. terrorism is simply the weapon by which the weak engage the strong. and what they do is they cause the strong, in this case us, to overreact. we are the one who is went into iraq and spent about a trillion and a half dollars doing it, losing, what, 2,500 -- 4,500 young men and women, god knows how many tens of thousands injured. we are the ones who have created a bureaucracy. tsa has about 57,000 people operati
as tom donnelly would tell me, obama said here's the deal. i want this hunt for osama bin laden and ayman al zawahiri to come to the front of the line. i worry that the trail has gone cold. this has to be our top priority. you need to ensure that we have expended every effort to take down the top leadership of al qaeda, especially these two individuals. in light of your criticism about overreaction, there is still a very specific threat and a very specific operator who is atop these...